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Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em. Frank Spencer (Michael Crawford). Credit: BBC
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One
  • 1973 - 2016
  • 22 episodes (3 series)

Accident-prone Frank Spencer creates havoc wherever he goes; wife Betty can only stand by and watch as he ruins everything. Stars Michael Crawford, Michele Dotrice and Jessica Forte.

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Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em. Frank Spencer (Michael Crawford). Copyright: BBC

Key details

Genre
Sitcom
Broadcast
1973 - 2016
Channel
BBC 1
Episodes
22 (3 series), plus 1 charity sketch
Stars
Michael Crawford, Michele Dotrice and Jessica Forte
Writers
Raymond Allen and Michael Crawford
Directors
Michael Mills and Sydney Lotterby
Producers
Michael Mills and Sydney Lotterby
Company

To say that Frank Spencer is a one-man walking disaster area would be somewhat of an understatement.

Although ever enthusiastic and well-intentioned, Frank is entirely feckless. An accident-prone, underachieving social misfit, he is loved by his wife and no one else; his will to keep going despite it being obvious to everyone else that he is making things worse is not too ingratiating a trait.

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Additional details

Also known as
  • Have A Break, Take A Husband (Working title)
  • SMDAE (Acronym)
Production
Studio
Camera set-up
Multi-camera
Picture
Colour
Soundtrack
Theme tune composed by Ronnie Hazlehurst.

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Broadcast details

First broadcast
Thursday 15th February 1973 at 8pm on BBC One
Most recent repeats
  • Tuesday 26th December 2023 at 6:45pm on BBC2 - Specials
  • Monday 18th December 2023 at 6:15pm on BBC2 - Specials
  • Sunday 10th December 2023 at 1:20am on BBC4 - Series 3, Episode 6

Recording details

  • BBC Television Centre

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